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potter." who is looking forward to july 15? cool. and we are fighting baltimore in the real world. we are doing a whole campaign. each month, things that cause us anxiety and depression, everything from that to child flavoring and turns out that a lot of our chocolate are made by child slaves in the ivory coast and we can make that not happen. we are asking warner brothers to make hattie potter chocolate fair trade. and i'm about to meet with warner brothers this week to talk to them about how to work together to make that happen. and we are in the middle of doing these wonderful things we have done. we are building a library in baseline. donated a total of 575,000. this is all through social media and through chapters working in their schools, starting harry potter line chapters. but beyond that, there was a quote, she said we do not need magic to change the world ks we have the power inside all of us and we are creating a new project called imagine better. if you are a fan of any book, tv sh
potter." who is looking forward to july 15? cool. and we are fighting baltimore in the real world. we are doing a whole campaign. each month, things that cause us anxiety and depression, everything from that to child flavoring and turns out that a lot of our chocolate are made by child slaves in the ivory coast and we can make that not happen. we are asking warner brothers to make hattie potter chocolate fair trade. and i'm about to meet with warner brothers this week to talk to them about...
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amendment number 22 printed in the congressional record, offered by mr. broun of georgia. the chair: is there objection? without objection, the request for recorded votes are withdrawn on amendments number 21 and number 22. the unfinished business before the committee is the request for a rodded vote on the amendments offered by the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch, on which further proceedings were postponed and which the nays prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the america. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. welch of vermont. the chair: those in request of the recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. snoor [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] -- [captioni
amendment number 22 printed in the congressional record, offered by mr. broun of georgia. the chair: is there objection? without objection, the request for recorded votes are withdrawn on amendments number 21 and number 22. the unfinished business before the committee is the request for a rodded vote on the amendments offered by the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch, on which further proceedings were postponed and which the nays prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the america....
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in total, freedom house rates 22 countries as free and 10 as partly free. so there is work to be done among the countries that are partly free in bolivia, colombia, ecuador, gauts mall, haiti, honduras, to mention a few. but in most cases, the friends are positive. of particular concern are those countries that were rated as free in 1981 but are now only rated as partially free such as in venezuela. let me mention a few concerns of mine. one of those is the tendency towards centralization of power. in 1980, the military in many countries ruled under author tehran rule, issuing decrees, instead of elaboration of laws. today the trend is toward of extension of term limits. we see it in several countries. in guatemala, the presidential candidate took an unusual route to ensure his ability to run for president. she wanted to marry her country. perhaps such a move is technically legal, but it cirque vents the spirit of the law. even colombia passed a law to allow a third team for its president, but the supreme court ruled it unconstitutional. a second concern is
in total, freedom house rates 22 countries as free and 10 as partly free. so there is work to be done among the countries that are partly free in bolivia, colombia, ecuador, gauts mall, haiti, honduras, to mention a few. but in most cases, the friends are positive. of particular concern are those countries that were rated as free in 1981 but are now only rated as partially free such as in venezuela. let me mention a few concerns of mine. one of those is the tendency towards centralization of...
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i could see afghanistan. if the two and $9 a week that we were spending -- imagines -- 2 $1 million a week that we are spending -- a match and if that was given to the states. if we can spend nine years at two hundred million dollars a week, all we can afford to put that in our economy. guest: my comment on that statement would be that once we did commit to sending u.s. troops to iraq and afghanistan we owe it to them to support them in any way that we can. when you're talking about how much the wars are costing one it is in terms of assistance, or the support for our troops, it is important to separate the mission from what the operations are costing and trying to get folks back home. . host: next up is buford, county, south carolina. caller: thank you. thank you to the viewers who keep us informed. i am a small farmer. it is hard for me because of the economy and the jobs, and if it was not for my father, my grandfather, a world war two veteran, i would not know where i was -- would be for this military. mi
i could see afghanistan. if the two and $9 a week that we were spending -- imagines -- 2 $1 million a week that we are spending -- a match and if that was given to the states. if we can spend nine years at two hundred million dollars a week, all we can afford to put that in our economy. guest: my comment on that statement would be that once we did commit to sending u.s. troops to iraq and afghanistan we owe it to them to support them in any way that we can. when you're talking about how much...
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that average is 22%. so roughly the same. those statistics will not tell the whole story. some of the cases look really deeply contested but term out to be unanimous. at&t vs. f.c.c. is a good example. when the case was granted people said it was the next citizens united. it involved the privacy rights of corporations. and, you know, the statute, the freedom of information act grants rights for personal privacy and what the corporation, at&t, said we have rights of privacy here because person is defined to mean corporation under the federal code. that argument didn't work too well because as the chief justice pointed out in oral argument the word is personnel privacy and there is a situation in which words mean different definitions from the root. craft and craftee, squirrel and squirrely and pastor and pastoral. and the chief justice writing for oral argument said at&t didn't have the right to personal privacy. and he said, we trust that at&t will not take it personally. [laughter] there was a high rate of so-called ideological division for the term in the case of 5-4 or
that average is 22%. so roughly the same. those statistics will not tell the whole story. some of the cases look really deeply contested but term out to be unanimous. at&t vs. f.c.c. is a good example. when the case was granted people said it was the next citizens united. it involved the privacy rights of corporations. and, you know, the statute, the freedom of information act grants rights for personal privacy and what the corporation, at&t, said we have rights of privacy here because...
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and afghanistan prohibiting afghanistan from taxing u.s. subcontractors doing work in afghanistan. so this ban on levying taxes would apply to all subcontractors that may not have direct contracts with afghanistan. in other words, if a company is working on a project funded by the u.s. department of defense, whether that company is a prime contractor or subcontractor, that company should not be subject to taxes from the afghan government. seems pretty simple. these are the contractors doing the work of rebuilding in afghanistan, helping rebuild the infrastructure and hopefully allowing them to one day thrive independently. common sense and financial prudentens says the u.s. should not be subject to taxation for the rebuilding efforts it is paying for. and that was what we were getting at with this amendment. mr. kingston: i think the point that you have raised is a very valid point and something that's very good discussion matter. unfortunately, we believe that it is authorizing an appropriation as the chair has confirmed. but that probably, the concern far more than the philosophi
and afghanistan prohibiting afghanistan from taxing u.s. subcontractors doing work in afghanistan. so this ban on levying taxes would apply to all subcontractors that may not have direct contracts with afghanistan. in other words, if a company is working on a project funded by the u.s. department of defense, whether that company is a prime contractor or subcontractor, that company should not be subject to taxes from the afghan government. seems pretty simple. these are the contractors doing the...
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not afghanistan. not al qaeda. but our debt. since january, 2009, $3.7 trillion has been added to the national debt. current our debt stands at $14.3 trillion. and i'm told if you add in the cost, the present day cost of all the promises that irresponsible people who stood here before me have made to the american people, that the cost would be over $70 trillion. many americans, including this one, can't even conceptualize that. can't count that high. and that's not their fault. that's this body's fault. there's a lot of fear mongering going on by people who want us to spend more. they have seen these tactics work in the past. bank bailouts. massive spending bills. even if the calamity forecast was to come to pass, it doesn't change the fact that the debt crisis we face is our fiscal sin. generations before ours and ours are responsible for it. not my kids. not your kids. and not our grandchildren. and if addressing it hurts in the short term, then i say, so be it. i reject the idea that we would pass this mess on to our kids for
not afghanistan. not al qaeda. but our debt. since january, 2009, $3.7 trillion has been added to the national debt. current our debt stands at $14.3 trillion. and i'm told if you add in the cost, the present day cost of all the promises that irresponsible people who stood here before me have made to the american people, that the cost would be over $70 trillion. many americans, including this one, can't even conceptualize that. can't count that high. and that's not their fault. that's this...
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the gentleman from georgia. >> i have an amendment at the desk, number 22. the chair: the clerk will dez igthate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 22, printed in the congressional record, offered by mr. broun of georgia. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for five mins. mr. broun: this amendment is nearly identical to the amendment that transfers naval rate to israeli defense. this takes the money out of the nato r brand d fund and places the funds that the israeli cooperative program where israel and the writs are cooperating to develop a missile defense system that will help them as well as help us. we must stand by israel now and always. my amendment makes a positive step toward growing our relationship and solidifying security in the middle east. it will help israel and help the united states also. i urge my colleagues to support my amendment and i ceil back. the chair: the gentleman from georgia yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? mr. dicks: i rise in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. t
the gentleman from georgia. >> i have an amendment at the desk, number 22. the chair: the clerk will dez igthate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 22, printed in the congressional record, offered by mr. broun of georgia. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for five mins. mr. broun: this amendment is nearly identical to the amendment that transfers naval rate to israeli defense. this takes the money out of the nato r brand d fund and places the funds that the...
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attack in afghanistan. as we grieve the lots of one of our finest citizens and share the grief with his family, we marvel that such heros have lived among us. he gave up everything to protect his neighbors and extend the blessings of freedom to those who have never known it. he was proud to serve his country. in honor of him, we need to thank our service men and women and pray every day for their safe return. we monitor the service and memory of the lance corporal and follow his example of patriotic duty, honor and sacrifice in our daily walk as americans. semper fi, lance corporal. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, for five minutes. mr. mcclintock: thank you, mr. speaker. on june 26, the roadside bomb in iraq claimed the life of a young man from orville, california, army staff sergeant russell jeremiah procter, age 25, on his third tour of combat duty. he was laid to rest last week in silent ceremonies in california. sergeant procter leaves behind
attack in afghanistan. as we grieve the lots of one of our finest citizens and share the grief with his family, we marvel that such heros have lived among us. he gave up everything to protect his neighbors and extend the blessings of freedom to those who have never known it. he was proud to serve his country. in honor of him, we need to thank our service men and women and pray every day for their safe return. we monitor the service and memory of the lance corporal and follow his example of...
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on june 22, the white house finally responded. and they said that they will not plan to ask for a supplemental appropriations bill. and there's no money in this bill for libya. the administration says they will not ask for a supplemental bill to pay for libya. that they will use funds in the base budget. i wonder where they're going to take the money out of the base budget? as chairman of the subcommittee, this worries me. where do they man to take the money? -- plan to take the money? that's only part of the argument. there's no money in this act for libya to start with. bucekly, if this amendment should be -- should become effective, here's what we would not be able to do. we would not be able to fly or perform search and rescue missions of american forces who may be flying aerial activity and be -- have the planes go down. like early in the operation, we lost an f-15. two american pilots went into libya and safely rescued the pilot of that f-15. couldn't do that under this amendment. what we are providing today is surveillance,
on june 22, the white house finally responded. and they said that they will not plan to ask for a supplemental appropriations bill. and there's no money in this bill for libya. the administration says they will not ask for a supplemental bill to pay for libya. that they will use funds in the base budget. i wonder where they're going to take the money out of the base budget? as chairman of the subcommittee, this worries me. where do they man to take the money? -- plan to take the money? that's...
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number one, there's very little local government infrastructure in afghanistan. the fact that we build a road or a school doesn't mean there's a government or authority to maintain it. so we build something, the moment we turn the keys over it falls into disuse and disrepair. second, the expense of doing this is enormous. you know, it may make sense to to these civic projects that do create some good will, but to do them, mr. speaker, in a middle of a shooting war or is it better to do it before or after the war when you have a chance to -- for this implementation to occur? third, there's an immense amount of ripping off of money from the american taxpayer. it goes -- it gets lost, it gets picked up. it's too rampant in afghanistan. so according to a report in "the washington post," and, mr. speaker, i will be asking you to submit "the washington post" in the record, half of this money, minimum of $400 million, has gone missing. it's wasted and it's coming out of our taxpayer pockets. our amendment, my amendment would cut in half the $400 million, reduce it to $0
number one, there's very little local government infrastructure in afghanistan. the fact that we build a road or a school doesn't mean there's a government or authority to maintain it. so we build something, the moment we turn the keys over it falls into disuse and disrepair. second, the expense of doing this is enormous. you know, it may make sense to to these civic projects that do create some good will, but to do them, mr. speaker, in a middle of a shooting war or is it better to do it...
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john mccain won 22 states which represented the 173 electoral votes. those same 22 states will gain 179 electoral votes in the next election. eight states that will determine the election in the electoral college. those states are florida. it's impossible for the democrats to win flori. the state has gone totally republican. between the governor and legislature, the state has gone totally republican. you cannot tell -- in north carina, the governor there is a democrat, but pepsi will lose because their numbers are low. virginia has turned republican with their governor. the democrats have the senate, but the rest of the status totally republican. new hampshire has slipped totally in the house and senate even though they have a democratic three-term governor. in the midwest, wisconsin, you tell me this is it possible for the former dissenter, a democratic liberal, in the last election would have lost that election? michigan has gone totally republican. the house as well. in ohio, the whole thing. indiana is totally republican. 117 electoral votes. you p
john mccain won 22 states which represented the 173 electoral votes. those same 22 states will gain 179 electoral votes in the next election. eight states that will determine the election in the electoral college. those states are florida. it's impossible for the democrats to win flori. the state has gone totally republican. between the governor and legislature, the state has gone totally republican. you cannot tell -- in north carina, the governor there is a democrat, but pepsi will lose...
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we do need to get our fiscal house in order. 22 americans search daily for full-time work. the worst sustained unemployment streak since the great depression. to these americans, there's no end in sight. for them, unemployment's not a rate, it's a reality. our job crisis has everything to do with our spending crisis and our debt crisis. if we hit the august 2 deadline, the united states government will face what many americans have felt, too much month left at the end of our money. we simply won't have enough money to pay our bills. americans have had to make that decision time and time again. at the end of the month they have to decide what to pay first, the mortgage, the electric bill, the grocery bill, or the car payment. now, i'll be very disappointed if in making those decisions the administration chooses to play politics. we need to make sure we pay social security, interest on the debt, medicare, and our troops that are standing in harm's way. american people want real solutions and the house of representatives has committed to a long-term plan. we voted for a budget
we do need to get our fiscal house in order. 22 americans search daily for full-time work. the worst sustained unemployment streak since the great depression. to these americans, there's no end in sight. for them, unemployment's not a rate, it's a reality. our job crisis has everything to do with our spending crisis and our debt crisis. if we hit the august 2 deadline, the united states government will face what many americans have felt, too much month left at the end of our money. we simply...
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during its nine-year war in afghanistan. public polls are clear, americans know the cost of the war in afghanistan is unsustainable and want us to withdraw as soon as possible. when it comes to cutting back on support for the neediest americans, we can't seem to face the urgent reality that the money that we spend abroad needs to be spent here at home. the financial facts tell the story, taxpayers in my district in seattle have spent $1.1 trillion -- billion for afghanistan war to date. think about that. one city, $1.1 billion. for the same amount of money we could provide health care for 700,000 children from low-income families or put 125,000 kids in head start or health care for 150,000 more veterans. imagine how different it would be if states like wisconsin which faces a $3.6 billion budget deficit did not have to bear the cost of the war in afghanistan. so the question before us is simple, what is our priority? fighting a war with no end? or investing in the american people? the answer lies in what kind of country we a
during its nine-year war in afghanistan. public polls are clear, americans know the cost of the war in afghanistan is unsustainable and want us to withdraw as soon as possible. when it comes to cutting back on support for the neediest americans, we can't seem to face the urgent reality that the money that we spend abroad needs to be spent here at home. the financial facts tell the story, taxpayers in my district in seattle have spent $1.1 trillion -- billion for afghanistan war to date. think...
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policy in afghanistan and iraq? guest: i think our troops have given their absolute best in both countries. we are on a path to leave afghanistan by 2014, as the president laid off. i would argue the bulk of that with a drawl occurring during the fighting season might be something they should reconsider. i would encourage the iraqi government that if they think they need troops to stay beyond december 31, those negotiations should start now [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> u.s. house should be coming back in in 15 minutes and vote on amendments that limits the e.p.a.'s water quality standards. more live house coverage. a number of hearings on capitol hill today. during one of them, congressman sander levin said that the fight over raising the country's debt limit is hurting congress' ability to overhaul the tax code. his remarks came during a joint meeting. going to bring you a portion of congressman levin's remarks and see the entire
policy in afghanistan and iraq? guest: i think our troops have given their absolute best in both countries. we are on a path to leave afghanistan by 2014, as the president laid off. i would argue the bulk of that with a drawl occurring during the fighting season might be something they should reconsider. i would encourage the iraqi government that if they think they need troops to stay beyond december 31, those negotiations should start now [captions copyright national cable satellite corp....
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it's in afghanistan and it's in baghdad. we're building the bridges, we're building -- cleaning the rivers, providing the water and electrical systems there to the tune of $150 billion a year. bring our troops home. bring our money back to america. build america. we re-build america. there's the answer. not in this way. -- not in this way will you ever solve the deficit. and by the way this bill lays off people. 15,000 people at the e.p.a. alone. this bill will not build infrastructure. this bill will take away the infrastructure for our sanitation systems, for our water systems. that's what this bill does. my colleague from california knows full good and well what's intended here. it's to give our resources to the polluters. it's to foul our air. it's to remove the ability of the people of america, not some government in washington, but the people of america have for the last 40 years demanded clean water that their resources be protected, that the commons be protected. s the people of america that want a future that's good
it's in afghanistan and it's in baghdad. we're building the bridges, we're building -- cleaning the rivers, providing the water and electrical systems there to the tune of $150 billion a year. bring our troops home. bring our money back to america. build america. we re-build america. there's the answer. not in this way. -- not in this way will you ever solve the deficit. and by the way this bill lays off people. 15,000 people at the e.p.a. alone. this bill will not build infrastructure. this...
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i sent a letter to the president, signed by 22 of my republican colleagues, saying it was irresponsible for the president to be scary the markets and americans the way he was doing. it was irresponsible to assume he was going to get a debt ceiling without fixing the problem. it was irresponsible not to have a plan b. i think we have found that that he is irresponsible. so the responsible thing that is to pass this legislation. i just want to talk about the animal numbers. on an annual basis, we can cover the essential numbers. according to the president's budget, if we do not pass the debt increase, we have to live within our means. what that means is $2.60 trillion. to put that in context, that is $800 billion more that we spent 10 years ago under president clinton. it totally covers the debt, social security. it still needs $1.60 trillion for all other essential services. and that is only 200 billion less than we spent 10 years ago. so this does not have to be a crisis, unless we plan for it. unfortunately, this it ministration has not planned for it. >> we want to let you know that t
i sent a letter to the president, signed by 22 of my republican colleagues, saying it was irresponsible for the president to be scary the markets and americans the way he was doing. it was irresponsible to assume he was going to get a debt ceiling without fixing the problem. it was irresponsible not to have a plan b. i think we have found that that he is irresponsible. so the responsible thing that is to pass this legislation. i just want to talk about the animal numbers. on an annual basis, we...
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but that policy created 22 million jobs. that's a 30 million-job difference between the bush administration that was the follow-on administration and the clinton administration. 30 million-job difference, i tell my friend, under the policies that you adopted and you supported in the 2000's. so i would hope that my friend's comments are correct, that you have decided to change. in point of fact we need change. and in point of fact the american public, which is divided itself, but would like us to come together, i am hopeful that we do that and my friend and i have had the opportunity to talk about this. we do have significant differences but none of us can put something on the table and say, if you don't agree i'm going to take the -- i'm going to tank the economy, i'm going to have america default for the first time in its 200-plus years of history. if you don't agree and do it my way. i have said, the leader has said on this side, everything's on the table. we understand that you got to pay for what you buy and we also unde
but that policy created 22 million jobs. that's a 30 million-job difference between the bush administration that was the follow-on administration and the clinton administration. 30 million-job difference, i tell my friend, under the policies that you adopted and you supported in the 2000's. so i would hope that my friend's comments are correct, that you have decided to change. in point of fact we need change. and in point of fact the american public, which is divided itself, but would like us...
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troops wounded in iraq and afghanistan. he has called on the government to -- and the private sector to spend more on victims of posttraumatic stress disorder and get them some help. he is a star who moonlights as a soldier's advocate. our speaker has questioned his own industry at times while producing films our -- producing films that portray our troops in a negative light. as one-sided, depressing, artist or made, according to a chicago times report. in a film about soldiers on the front lines in iraq and among his many awards and honors, he is a recipient of the presidential award of freedom, one of only two actors to get that and 110 people in our nation's history. he also received the medal of honor bob hope excellence in entertainment award and the harry s. truman good neighbor award. as co-founder of operation international children, he has provided school supplies to hundreds of thousands of children were u.s. troops are deployed. here today to discuss his plans to help veterans and fallen soldiers as well as their
troops wounded in iraq and afghanistan. he has called on the government to -- and the private sector to spend more on victims of posttraumatic stress disorder and get them some help. he is a star who moonlights as a soldier's advocate. our speaker has questioned his own industry at times while producing films our -- producing films that portray our troops in a negative light. as one-sided, depressing, artist or made, according to a chicago times report. in a film about soldiers on the front...
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afghanistan alone is costing $10 billion a month with the total price tag for iraq and afghanistan going back 10 years $3.2 trillion. and that's a conservative estimate, mr. speaker. these are staggering figures, especially during a recession when americans are crying out for washington to do something about creating jobs and breathing life back into our economy. and what are the taxpayers getting for their trillions of dollars in war spending? more than 6,100 dead americans, continued violence in iraq and a prime minister whose cozying up to iran and an ongoing civil war in libya. a corrupt regime in kabul, insurgents that continue to kill at will. in afghanistan, a nation still under crushing poverty and an afghan government that cannot protect its own people. by any measure these wars have been a devastating failure and yet with barely any scrutiny, barely any debate and certainly no outrage from republican leaders, we continue to write that check. meanwhile, we have domestic programs that work, proven investments in the survival and prosperity of our people. medicare, social security
afghanistan alone is costing $10 billion a month with the total price tag for iraq and afghanistan going back 10 years $3.2 trillion. and that's a conservative estimate, mr. speaker. these are staggering figures, especially during a recession when americans are crying out for washington to do something about creating jobs and breathing life back into our economy. and what are the taxpayers getting for their trillions of dollars in war spending? more than 6,100 dead americans, continued violence...
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it was taken up by the house committee on oversight and government reform on june 22, 2011, where it was favorably reported out of committee by voice vote. mr. speaker, i'd like to briefly highlight some of the achievements and honorable services of corporal riccione. corporal steven riccione was 20 years old when he volunteered to join the united states army during the vietnam war. a native of geneva, new york, and a graduate of geneva high school. corporal riccione served our nation admirably up to the point of his death in south vietnam on september 27, 1967. corporal riccione died in action while helping evacuate wounded soldiers after a fierce battle with north vietnamese troops. no greater gift can one give than to give his life in service of his country and of his fellow men. i urge passage of h.r. 2244 and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma rise? mr. lankford: mr. speaker -- mr. speaker, this is an honor, to have a chance to honor this great individual
it was taken up by the house committee on oversight and government reform on june 22, 2011, where it was favorably reported out of committee by voice vote. mr. speaker, i'd like to briefly highlight some of the achievements and honorable services of corporal riccione. corporal steven riccione was 20 years old when he volunteered to join the united states army during the vietnam war. a native of geneva, new york, and a graduate of geneva high school. corporal riccione served our nation admirably...
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even under president ronald reagan, federal spending was over 22% of gross national product. throughout this -- though this legislation may claim to exempt many federal programs in spending limitation there are -- it is almost impossible to revert spending to the 1960's levels without shortcuts in every program. even the f.y. 2012 budget that the house republican majority passed in april would dismantle medicare as you know it, allow for federal spending to be above 20% of the gross domestic product. i urge my colleagues on both sides to vote to support america's retirees, veterans and children and oppose this dangerous legislation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. poe: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. mr. poe: mr. speaker, under the a.t.f.'s operation fast and furious, purchasers bought and sold guns to mexican drug cartels while the a.t.f. watched. it is hard t
even under president ronald reagan, federal spending was over 22% of gross national product. throughout this -- though this legislation may claim to exempt many federal programs in spending limitation there are -- it is almost impossible to revert spending to the 1960's levels without shortcuts in every program. even the f.y. 2012 budget that the house republican majority passed in april would dismantle medicare as you know it, allow for federal spending to be above 20% of the gross domestic...
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so the iraq war and the afghanistan war. the other thing is this downturn in the economy. the downturn in the economy occurred in 2008. how did it happen, why did we have that crash of the american economy? we had it because the federal government stepped back from regulating the financial institutions, allowing them to run wild, assuming that they would be smart enough to regulate themselves. that didn't happen. they were smart enough to be extraordinarily greedy. wall street went on a greed binge and the result was the collapse of the financial industry. needless to say there were other players in this game and many americans, hundreds of thousands of americans joined in the game and took out mortgages, bought house that there was no way they could possibly afford. the financial industry, the mortgage industry and wall street bankers and we wound up with the great collapse of 2008. to deal with that the bailout of wall street occurred, most of that has now been paid back. it worked. did it work for the benefit of americans? well, it stabilized the financial institutions
so the iraq war and the afghanistan war. the other thing is this downturn in the economy. the downturn in the economy occurred in 2008. how did it happen, why did we have that crash of the american economy? we had it because the federal government stepped back from regulating the financial institutions, allowing them to run wild, assuming that they would be smart enough to regulate themselves. that didn't happen. they were smart enough to be extraordinarily greedy. wall street went on a greed...
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and i view that the vacation as a catch 22. you are bringing major business to underdeveloped of different cities, but on the other hand, the people who live in the neighborhood, it seems like they are not reaping the benefits. i wanted to know, how can we create sustainable neighborhoods that allow people who are still trying to achieve the american dream and be able to afford and lived in these brand-new neighborhoods and communities? >> first of all, i have to say judge a vacation has been -- i had to say that gentrification -- we're probably seeing a lot of cities around the country to reverse a problem which is no investment, people not building new homes, and people not moving back into some of these communities, so they are emptying out. as problems go for cities, this is probably not a bad problem have because it means the city is growing and attracting businesses and new energy. i think this is typically an issue for local communities to make determinations about how you get the right balance, if in fact certain areas
and i view that the vacation as a catch 22. you are bringing major business to underdeveloped of different cities, but on the other hand, the people who live in the neighborhood, it seems like they are not reaping the benefits. i wanted to know, how can we create sustainable neighborhoods that allow people who are still trying to achieve the american dream and be able to afford and lived in these brand-new neighborhoods and communities? >> first of all, i have to say judge a vacation has...
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as the rate drops from near 40% to 22%, 23%, or 25%. >> talking about the federal. >> yeah. you start -- those incentives are a lot less valuable. >> mr. lang? >> i just in the semiconductor industry association working group we had this exact conversation. i would agree that everything should be on the table. we should look at it as a whole package and look at what the end result is. there is a number of things are manufacturing incentives to acceleration on appreciation, etc., that were things at the right rates would be worth putting aside. i think agreeing with other folks on the panel everything, we should look at everything. at the end of the day the overall system needs to be competitive and allow us to compete in the global marketplace. >> we are loog going to look at everything. -- we are going to look at everything. i'm asking you for guidance here, especially your industry, is 25% sufficient to compete with the canadians who have that rate? assuming you don't have that rate. >> i think for our industry the primary competitors are going to be in asia, and the effec
as the rate drops from near 40% to 22%, 23%, or 25%. >> talking about the federal. >> yeah. you start -- those incentives are a lot less valuable. >> mr. lang? >> i just in the semiconductor industry association working group we had this exact conversation. i would agree that everything should be on the table. we should look at it as a whole package and look at what the end result is. there is a number of things are manufacturing incentives to acceleration on...
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it only increases the cost to the taxpayer and the federal government by 22%. there are no studies that show that there are any difference in outcomes. has a contractor -- contractors are held to the same standards. this is a temporary measure -- -- measure meant to help our business contractors and it's an investment of our vital infrastructure projects and i urge my companions on the other side of the aisle to join in this and look at this fairly and increase the access to this funding, properly, fairly, to make sure we get more people to work and get this vital infrastructure back and get america back to work. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from indiana. mr. visclosky: mr. chairman, i appreciate the recognition. i would close by indicating that there has been discussion about the burden that this act imposes upon small businesses and i would again wish to contradict that. i also believe that the administrative requirements are critical to prevent fraud against government agenci
it only increases the cost to the taxpayer and the federal government by 22%. there are no studies that show that there are any difference in outcomes. has a contractor -- contractors are held to the same standards. this is a temporary measure -- -- measure meant to help our business contractors and it's an investment of our vital infrastructure projects and i urge my companions on the other side of the aisle to join in this and look at this fairly and increase the access to this funding,...
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there has to be hope for the young men and women on the frontlines of iraq and afghanistan and places around the world. there has to be hope. the reason why i know there is hope is because my own industry, the energy industry, just created a program for veterans who jobs through the energy industry. i'm asking them to create one for 18 to 35-year-olds. businesses are still alive and well. the financial services, the banking entity must be involved in providing access to credit for our smaller businesses who are creating jobs. we are alive and well. and so i believe what we should do is to go forward with a package that is reasonable. that lifts the debt ceiling as we did for everyone else. i would vote for a clean debt ceiling. lift it up. then begin to with great common sense plan our budget and our cuts. mark zahny -- zandi has said that. an economist who worked for a number of republicans, such as john mccain, former presidential candidate. why are we trying to reinvent the wheel? all economists will say, you don't make immediate cuts in this fiscal year, you project them out. just
there has to be hope for the young men and women on the frontlines of iraq and afghanistan and places around the world. there has to be hope. the reason why i know there is hope is because my own industry, the energy industry, just created a program for veterans who jobs through the energy industry. i'm asking them to create one for 18 to 35-year-olds. businesses are still alive and well. the financial services, the banking entity must be involved in providing access to credit for our smaller...
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it cut social programs, would get us out of iraq and afghanistan, it would take a serious look out of social security and medicare and in many cases contributing to this deficit. and it would say that those who benefit from ethanol subsidies and oil company tax breaks, the wealthiest people in this country would have to pay a little bit more to pay their fair share. something like that is what should be on the floor here this afternoon because it can pass, the president can sign it and it can solve the fiscal problems of this country or take us in the right direction. but we don't have something like that. instead we have a plan that says the following and puts it in the constitution, the guy who runs an ethanol company who gets massive public subsidies can make profits is completely left alone. he doesn't have to do anything. but for the woman who cleans his office at night is going to have to pay more to go to college, more for health care for herself, her children and her parents and more for just about anything she wants in her life. there's something wrong with that picture. sacr
it cut social programs, would get us out of iraq and afghanistan, it would take a serious look out of social security and medicare and in many cases contributing to this deficit. and it would say that those who benefit from ethanol subsidies and oil company tax breaks, the wealthiest people in this country would have to pay a little bit more to pay their fair share. something like that is what should be on the floor here this afternoon because it can pass, the president can sign it and it can...
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on june 22, 2011, the house committee on financial services by voice vote unanimously approved h.r. 33. this bill is similar to the original church pension fairness act bill, h.r. 1533, which the house passed in 2003 by a vote of 397-0. finally the bill is supported by a number of organizations including the church alliance, the general board of pension and health benefits of the united methodist church, the wmca retirement fund, the retirement plan for the men night church of u.s.a. the church in north america, church pension group on behalf of the church pension fund, an independent agency of the amiss can approximately church, the ministers an missionaries benefit board of the american baptist churches in the u.s.a., the board of pensions of the ejanuary scombrell -- evangelical lutheran church of america. with that i urge my colleagues to support the bill and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from indiana. mr. carson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i yield myself as much time as i may consum
on june 22, 2011, the house committee on financial services by voice vote unanimously approved h.r. 33. this bill is similar to the original church pension fairness act bill, h.r. 1533, which the house passed in 2003 by a vote of 397-0. finally the bill is supported by a number of organizations including the church alliance, the general board of pension and health benefits of the united methodist church, the wmca retirement fund, the retirement plan for the men night church of u.s.a. the church...
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seniors or putting doubt into the minds of our military while they're dodging bullets in places like afghanistan. we'd have confidence. but instead he says he can't guarantee. mr. speaker, we know he can. we know he can guarantee. we should push that on him out of this house to let him know where we stand, so the american people understand there is a moral standard here. one is, tell the truth. the second moral standard is, pay our military, the other moral standard is guarantee the full faith and credit of the united states government. i laid out the rest of these priorities, mr. speaker and cut, cap, and balance is an important position to stand on. the leverage that's here now must be used or we shirk our responsibility. had the leverage been stronger back in 1995, that extra vote in the senate that i spoke about some minutes ago would have been there, i believe and i believe the balanced budget amendment would have been sent to the states and i believe the states would have ratified it and if that had been part of the constitution the kay i came -- the day i came here in january of 2003 i wo
seniors or putting doubt into the minds of our military while they're dodging bullets in places like afghanistan. we'd have confidence. but instead he says he can't guarantee. mr. speaker, we know he can. we know he can guarantee. we should push that on him out of this house to let him know where we stand, so the american people understand there is a moral standard here. one is, tell the truth. the second moral standard is, pay our military, the other moral standard is guarantee the full faith...
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[applause] i ran for president because i believe we need to refocus our energy in afghanistan to go after al qaeda. we are going after al qaeda. we have taken out their leadership. because of our progress and the extraordinary sacrifice up our troops, we are propelling the commitment i made at the start to reduce our troops starting this month so that afghans can start taking responsibility for their own security and we can start rebuilding right here at home. [applause] it is time to start rebuilding here at home. it is time for nation-building right here. we live in a world where america is facing stiff competition for good jobs from rapidly growing nations like china, india, and brazil. for a long time, we were told that the best way to win that competition was to undermine consumer protection, undermine clean air and clean water laws, hand out tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires. that was the idea that helped for close to a decade. -- held sway or close to a decade. it did not work out very well. if you look at our history, it has never worked out real well. -- very well. amer
[applause] i ran for president because i believe we need to refocus our energy in afghanistan to go after al qaeda. we are going after al qaeda. we have taken out their leadership. because of our progress and the extraordinary sacrifice up our troops, we are propelling the commitment i made at the start to reduce our troops starting this month so that afghans can start taking responsibility for their own security and we can start rebuilding right here at home. [applause] it is time to start...
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their skills that they're bringing back, they are companies specifically going after returning iraq and afghanistan veterans to be able to hire them. it was interesting, we were talking about drilling and you go into a drilling platform and they say their favorite people to be able to hire are tank drivers returning from the war zone because they're used to driving equipment, looking on a screen and dealing with multiple things all at once. these are folks employing our veterans and they're engaged in providing great jobs. i was on a fracking site, being able to watch it. it's high tech job, people on computers, as well as people in pumping, trucks, people providing food, people providing the equipment, it's people with big wrenches and people with small computers. and you see this multitude of different jobs provided by oil and natural gas and by fossil fuels we're producing right here in america. we are at a moment that we can either say, we want all green jobs, we want to destroy the jobs producing fossil fuels, or we can say, let's do both. let's encourage the growth of green jobs but let's not
their skills that they're bringing back, they are companies specifically going after returning iraq and afghanistan veterans to be able to hire them. it was interesting, we were talking about drilling and you go into a drilling platform and they say their favorite people to be able to hire are tank drivers returning from the war zone because they're used to driving equipment, looking on a screen and dealing with multiple things all at once. these are folks employing our veterans and they're...
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the borrower is the slave to the lender. 22 applies to families and proverbs 22 applies to nations. if we were living within our means as a nation almost all the debate in the last six months in this chamber would have been different. we tried every method in the fed's bag of tricks to protect the interest rate because if the rate goes up at all the house of cards fall. we work to manipulate banks, manufacturing, because we must keep revenue up. we manage every relationship worldwide because we need the borrowing liquidity. we borrow from future generation because we're afraid that this generation has to make the hard choices. our economy struggles which leaves washington to overmanage every sector which causes more economic uncertainty. our focus has shifted from families to corporate bailouts because we're living beyond our means. and we're trying everything we can to make it work. it's not sustainable. we have to get back in balance. capital investment and investment in industry is slower because so much of the money that will go toward starting businesses is dealing with our obl
the borrower is the slave to the lender. 22 applies to families and proverbs 22 applies to nations. if we were living within our means as a nation almost all the debate in the last six months in this chamber would have been different. we tried every method in the fed's bag of tricks to protect the interest rate because if the rate goes up at all the house of cards fall. we work to manipulate banks, manufacturing, because we must keep revenue up. we manage every relationship worldwide because we...
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were it not for kazakhstan, we would not be able to do things militarily to support our troops in afghanistan and iraq. i view this, i think it bears close watching, but there is a perception that somehow we're giving our china, india, brazil and other countries an advantage. i view this program as a two-way street. it does provide a degree of access to american companies and so i would be also reluctant -- i reluctantly oppose your amendment but i can assure you that both of us feel very strongly that it bears watching. it has borne some fruit. mr. frelinghuysen: it's not money wasted, it's not money given away to competitors. thank you for yielding. mr. visclosky: but again, i think it draws attention that we should be closely monitoring these funds. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from fey rise? >> i move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. broun: i'd like to yield to dr. harris from maryland. mr. harris: let me briefly address this so we can move on. we only cut $6 million out of the $8 million. there
were it not for kazakhstan, we would not be able to do things militarily to support our troops in afghanistan and iraq. i view this, i think it bears close watching, but there is a perception that somehow we're giving our china, india, brazil and other countries an advantage. i view this program as a two-way street. it does provide a degree of access to american companies and so i would be also reluctant -- i reluctantly oppose your amendment but i can assure you that both of us feel very...
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brave men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service of our nation in iraq and afghanistan and their families and of all who serve in our armed forces and their families. the chair: without objection, two-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is the request for a railroaded -- vord -- recorded vote on amendment number 2 by the gentleman from illinois, mr. rush, on which further proceedings were postponed, on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2 printed in house report 112-181, offered by mr. rush of illinois. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. this will be a two-minute vote, followed by a series of additional two-minute votes. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of represent
brave men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service of our nation in iraq and afghanistan and their families and of all who serve in our armed forces and their families. the chair: without objection, two-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is the request for a railroaded -- vord -- recorded vote on amendment number 2 by the gentleman from illinois, mr. rush, on which further proceedings were postponed, on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk...
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july 22, mr. boehner walks away from the debt talks saying that we can't have revenue. so now we have the bill. the bill is defective in this fundamental respect -- it is going to damage the economy. $1 trillion in cuts. increasing on a short-term basis the debt ceiling followed by $1.8 trillion that will hurt medicare, social security. this is going to be very harmful for the economy. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from tennessee, mr. cohen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. cohen: thank you, i appreciate the time. mr. speaker, i think that the reputation of this united states house of representatives in congress is at a low ebb. because of the fact that we have en-- haven't acted prior to this date, the fact that the reputation of the united states of america is on the line and we're being talked about in the same level as the economies of spain and greece and ire
july 22, mr. boehner walks away from the debt talks saying that we can't have revenue. so now we have the bill. the bill is defective in this fundamental respect -- it is going to damage the economy. $1 trillion in cuts. increasing on a short-term basis the debt ceiling followed by $1.8 trillion that will hurt medicare, social security. this is going to be very harmful for the economy. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from...
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and going back to, is it july 22, is it the 23rd. this is again an estimate about what it takes to move something through congress. there is sort of the -- [inaudible] about the way congress works that you have to accept that things can't turn up and be voted on and reconciled and all the things that need to happen all in one day. so you need to move back from august 2 from there but it's hard to guess and we'd leave it up to the leaders of congress to provide their best estimates rather than us. >> to buy yourself some time are you going to have to go with a short-term deal so you can -- you know, take a little more time, negotiate this package? >> well, we are, as you know, supportive of the efforts by senators mcconnell and reid to craft a fallback provision, solution, that ensures that we take the next -- necessary action on raising the debt ceiling. and when i was talking about, you know, which train we're going to ride into the station, right now there are multiple trains heading toward the station, we have to decide. some of t
and going back to, is it july 22, is it the 23rd. this is again an estimate about what it takes to move something through congress. there is sort of the -- [inaudible] about the way congress works that you have to accept that things can't turn up and be voted on and reconciled and all the things that need to happen all in one day. so you need to move back from august 2 from there but it's hard to guess and we'd leave it up to the leaders of congress to provide their best estimates rather than...
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they're putting money in other places like to the war, places like that in afghanistan, to other wars. that is my question. guest: two interesting things your question brings up. when fdr desigd so security, he said, we're going to put it on your checks every week so you will see it being taken out and you will note it is there for you. that was very, very important to fdr and the preservation of the social safety net. also, he said, we are going to make sure that every time >> "washington journal" begins live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. live to capitol hill now. oklahoma senator tom coburn is about to release his plan to cut the deficit by $9 trillion over the next decade. >> good afternoon. thank you for being here. let me first of all thank my staff, who has worked thousands of hours the last six weeks to accumulate, sifted through every agency and every program of the federal government. you are going to see in this report details like you have never seen. this is a plan, not the only plan, but it is the only plan that will put our country back on a footing in needs to be
they're putting money in other places like to the war, places like that in afghanistan, to other wars. that is my question. guest: two interesting things your question brings up. when fdr desigd so security, he said, we're going to put it on your checks every week so you will see it being taken out and you will note it is there for you. that was very, very important to fdr and the preservation of the social safety net. also, he said, we are going to make sure that every time >>...
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host: also in "usa today" this morning, and op-ed saying "to win the war in afghanistan, we must fix the politics." host: back to the phones and the public's discussion, asheville, n.c., george -- joyce. caller: we do not have any say in what congress says it through our president except through voting. i call them all the time and make my voice heard. sometimes they are not nice to me. i think that the biggest problem in this country are the illegals that come in here to of our country and a protest. the taxes of this country are taking care of them. they will hit the streets in georgia this time. arizona and other states. host: you said you had had contact? caller: just about my complaints with social security and medicare. host: their response to you? caller: they just listen to me sometimes. sometimes they say thank you for calling. host: you have spoke to them on the phone? caller: i was complaining more about illegals, i think that is the biggest problem of the nation. host: i am going t let you go now. we have this biggest -- we have this twitter message. host: auburn they'll,
host: also in "usa today" this morning, and op-ed saying "to win the war in afghanistan, we must fix the politics." host: back to the phones and the public's discussion, asheville, n.c., george -- joyce. caller: we do not have any say in what congress says it through our president except through voting. i call them all the time and make my voice heard. sometimes they are not nice to me. i think that the biggest problem in this country are the illegals that come in here to of...
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wonder if the virps -- veterans, 2.2 million who served us with with honor and distinction in iraq and afghanistan would feel that way to draw back on the benefits that they earned. during the bush years our country spent $1.5 trillion in iraq and national defense. the turnaround in our budget picture during the bush years was remarkable. in october of 2008, cnn reported that the debt clock had run out of numbers. the debt clock actually had exceeded 13 digits that had been allotted to the clock and had to be revised. according to one report at the end of the bush term, the number of jobs in the nation increased by 2%. that's the lowest at anytime since data began to be collected seven decades ago. gross domestic product was at the lowest pace since the truman administration, and the price that america has paid for the theology that suggested during all of those years that tax cuts pay for themselves. you can't find a mainstream economist in this town today who will acknowledge that argument. and yet we hear now more tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. by the time that the bush years ended, the
wonder if the virps -- veterans, 2.2 million who served us with with honor and distinction in iraq and afghanistan would feel that way to draw back on the benefits that they earned. during the bush years our country spent $1.5 trillion in iraq and national defense. the turnaround in our budget picture during the bush years was remarkable. in october of 2008, cnn reported that the debt clock had run out of numbers. the debt clock actually had exceeded 13 digits that had been allotted to the...
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even under ronald reagan the federal spending averaged over 22% of g.d.p. there is almost no conceivable way to revert federal spending back to the 1960 levels without sharp cuts in every program, including medicare and social security. in order to reduce federal spending 18% of g.d.p., every federal program, including social security and medicare, would need to be cut 25%. faced with the need to increase the debt ceiling in 1987, president reagan called on congress to raise the ceiling and said failure to do so would threaten those who rely on social security and veterans benefits, create instability in the financial markets, and cause the federal deficit to soar. i agree with president reagan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized. mr. rye yan: i'd like to yield -- mr. ryan: i'd like to yield one minute to the gentleman from virginia, mr. hurt. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hurt: today i rise in support of h.r. 2560. we are in a spending-driven debt crisis that con
even under ronald reagan the federal spending averaged over 22% of g.d.p. there is almost no conceivable way to revert federal spending back to the 1960 levels without sharp cuts in every program, including medicare and social security. in order to reduce federal spending 18% of g.d.p., every federal program, including social security and medicare, would need to be cut 25%. faced with the need to increase the debt ceiling in 1987, president reagan called on congress to raise the ceiling and...